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The Tipping Point | 
 enlarge | Artist: The Roots
Label: Geffen Records
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Rating:  147 reviews
Sales Rank: 55597
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 000257302
UPC: 602498623763
EAN: 0602498623763
ASIN: B0002A2WAY
Release Date: July 13, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Clean and Complete with Original Artwork Inserts and Case, Ships USPS First Class Within 24 Hours, Satisfaction or a 100% Refund.
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| Tracks:
| • | Star/Pointro | | • | I Don't Care | | • | Don't Say Nuthin' | | • | Guns Are Drawn | | • | Stay Cool | | • | Web | | • | Boom! | | • | Somebody's Gotta Do It | | • | Duck Down! | | • | Why (What's Goin On?) |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
On their sixth album, the Roots backslide a bit on the creative promise they showed with 2002's Phrenology. Instead of expanding into more ambitious and experimental areas--the way Outkast has, for example--the Roots tend to fall back to basics with vigorous, but ultimately conventional, lyricism. There are definitely some truly great moments here: the album opens with near-magic on "Star," a mesmerizing song that is one of the finest of the group's career, and Black Thought is a one-man tour de force on "Boom!" where he mimics Big Daddy Kane and Kool G Rap down to their velour sweats. But The Tipping Point also has some of their blandest production ever, and, at 10 tracks (plus two hidden cuts), the compactness of the album makes the problem spots stand out more than usual. "I Don't Care" and "Duck Down!" in particular seem derivative and commercially tailored. The main thing missing here is an overall guiding concept, something the Roots have never lacked before. --Oliver Wang
Album Description
UK pressing of the alternative rap act's 2004 album includes one bonus track 'Melting Pot'. Universal.
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| Customer Reviews:
 great March 28, 2008
HH (CA)
I love the cd--it's musical, has great lyrics, and overall very enjoyable to listen to--plus, it was delivered in good time
The Point Of No Return January 17, 2008
Carltouis Stevenson (Angeles Mesa, Los Angeles)
Hip-hop band The Roots grace us with another release, The Tipping Point, to elevate hip-hop/rap to being more than just a genre of music but an art form. Tilting the tip of the album is "Star/Pointro" is uplifting with scenarios of just being who you are. Picking up the pace with a guitar driven lead on "I Don't Care" where it is all about the sounds and rhythm guided by the smooth chorus. "Don't Say Nuthin'" sounds like an urban theme to the classic television show Knight Rider. Fighting for rights on "Guns Are Drawn" has a classic hip-hop feel with its guitar licks and the reggae vibe of the hook. Looped sample of horn section change atmospheres with the crisp bridge on "Stay Cool". "Web" is a simple drum track where Black Thought flows continuously without any pause or breaks to display his lyrical ability. "Boom!" featuring Big Daddy Kane & Kool G. Rap has a fast pulse to match the aggression of the performance of each artist. Taking a more mellow approach to the industry and keeping the art form to when it was about having skills on "Somebody's Gotta Do It" featuring Devin the Dude, Jean Grae & Mac. Having a bounce playing offense to a showdown on "Duck Down!". Track ten or 112 as stated on the album's sleeve contains "Why (What's Goin On?)" and two hidden tracks to close out the album. The Tipping Point has many subtleties but is highlighted with memorable hooks and choruses for a near perfect release.
best Roots Studio album July 28, 2006
eternal now (mankato)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Everyone is going to complain and disagree with that statement, but I feel its true. Okay okay, Do you want more?!?! is just as tight. Things falling apart is tight, but not as tight as The Tipping point. Illadelph Half life is all right, I didn't enjoy it as much as The Tipping point. Organix is tight as well, but the Tipping point is the joint! Phrenology was good, experimental in some areas and conventional in others. The Tipping point is aggressive, beautiful, tight, soft, hard, fast, slow and real all at the same time. It doesn't compare to their live album, but I did say best "studio" album. I love this album. This is the Roots at the top of their game. ?uestlove's drum beats are the illest on this album, and Black Thought's rhymes flow like water or butter. A must have for all Roots fans and all hip hop heads. This is one hip hop masterpiece instant classic
If you buy this album for one reason...... April 10, 2006
Drummerboy1977 (Toledo, OH U.S.A)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Buy it for song #9, "Web". I think the whole almun is great, so I don't know what kinda [...] the rest of y'all call good hip-hop. I just need to say that "Web" embodies what the Roots are. ?uestlove layin' down a sick beat in the back on some real drums, not overproduced Paul Wall/Mike Jones/ Swisha House [...]!. Then, you got Thought puttin the lyrical slaughter to all the rest! Prolly the best hip-hop song I've ever heard. How hip-hop was meant to be.
"Off The Handle" April 5, 2006
C. Cullinan
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This cd is dope. Black Thought is the truth. He is the perfect blend of consciousness and swagger in an emcee. At only 10 tracks long, this cd is short in length, but what it lacks in duration it makes up for in lyricism.
In my opinion, Don't Say Nuthin is a genius single. The song casually makes fun of rap songs that lack substance while the hook is literally Black Thought mumbling a bunch of words together. Although it sounds contradictory, my interpretation of the song is to say that a lot of rap songs now days don't have any genuine meaning in them and that record labels promote this kind of music. Thought kills the final verse, and I love the eerie beat that accompanies the song.
Other highlights include: the reggae influenced "Guns Are Drawn", the smooth and laid back "Somebody's Gotta Do It" (which features an interesting collaboration with Devin the Dude), and the socially conscious "Why"-a track guaranteed to make you think. Overall this is not the roots best cd, but I feel at times Thought is at his best here.
Don't hit the snooze button again if you've been sleeping on The Roots, pick up this cd.
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